Avellino (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Francesco Marino, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 27 June 1818
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 394 (152 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Campania
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi.avellino.it/
Mailing Address: Palazzo Vescovile, Piazza Liberta 19, 83100 Avellino, Italia
Telephone: 0825.74.595
Fax: (same)

Historical Details

Diocese of Avellino
- Latin Name: Avellinensis seu Abellinensis
- Erected: 2nd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Avellino-Frigento
- Latin Name: Avellinensis seu Abellinensis et Frequentina
- United: 9 May 1466
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande † (28 Jul 1503 Appointed - 1505 Resigned)
Antonio de Caro † ( 1505 Appointed - 27 Oct 1507 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
Gabriele Setario † (27 Oct 1507 Appointed - 1510 Resigned)
Giovanni Francesco Setario † (11 Jan 1510 Appointed - 1516 Died)
Arcangelo Madrignano † (18 Aug 1516 Appointed - 28 Mar 1520 Resigned)
Silvio Messaglia, O. Cist. † (28 Mar 1520 Appointed - 1544 Died)
Geronimo Albertini † (19 Jan 1545 Appointed - 1548 Resigned)
Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo † (12 Sep 1548 Appointed - 10 Mar 1549 Resigned)
Ascanio Albertini † (10 May 1549 Appointed - 1580 Died)
Pietrantonio Vicedomini † (4 Nov 1580 Appointed - 1591 Resigned)
Fulvio Passerini † (21 Jun 1591 Appointed - 19 Apr 1599 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia)
Tommaso Vannini † (21 May 1599 Appointed - 5 May 1609 Died)
Muzio Cinquini † (10 Jun 1609 Appointed - 15 Dec 1625 Resigned)
Bartolomeo Giustiniani † (9 Feb 1626 Appointed - 24 Apr 1653 Died)
Lorenzo Pollicini † (10 Nov 1653 Appointed - 7 Jul 1656 Died)
Tommaso Brancaccio † (16 Oct 1656 Appointed - 19 Aug 1669 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R. † (30 Jun 1670 Appointed - 3 Jan 1673 Died)
Carlo Pellegrini † (13 Mar 1673 Appointed - 6 May 1678 Died)
Francesco Scannagatta † (12 Jun 1679 Appointed - 18 Mar 1700 Died)
Emanuele Cicatelli † (28 May 1700 Appointed - 17 Dec 1703 Died)
Pietro Alessandro Procaccini † (15 Dec 1704 Appointed - 9 Jun 1722 Died)
Francesco Antonio Finy † (6 Jul 1722 Appointed - 29 Jul 1726 Resigned)
Cherubino Tommaso Nobilione, O.P. † (31 Jul 1726 Appointed - 9 Dec 1726 Appointed, Bishop of Andria)
Giovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B. † (9 Dec 1726 Appointed - 19 Aug 1742 Died)
Antonio Maria Carafa, C.R. † (24 Sep 1742 Appointed - 4 May 1745 Died)
Felice Leone, O.S.A. † (19 Jul 1745 Appointed - 9 Jul 1754 Died)
Benedetto Latilla, C.R.L. † (16 Dec 1754 Appointed - 29 Feb 1760 Resigned)
Gioacchino Martínez † (21 Apr 1760 Appointed - 21 Feb 1782 Died)
Sebastiano de Rosa † (26 Mar 1792 Appointed - 14 May 1810 Died)
Domenico Novi Ciavarria † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 4 May 1841 Died)
Giuseppe Palma, O. Carm. † (3 Apr 1843 Confirmed - 12 Oct 1843 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 7 Apr 1854 Confirmed, Bishop of Caltagirone)
Francesco Gallo † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 16 Sep 1896 Died)
Serafino Angelini † (30 Nov 1896 Appointed - 4 Feb 1908 Died)
Giuseppe Padula † (2 Aug 1908 Appointed - 18 Nov 1928 Died)
Francesco Petronelli † (18 Jan 1929 Appointed - 25 May 1939 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie))
Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, S.O.C. † (27 Jul 1939 Appointed - 30 Mar 1949 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Catania)
Gioacchino Pedicini † (22 Nov 1949 Appointed - 2 Jun 1967 Retired)
Pasquale Venezia † (2 Jun 1967 Appointed - 28 Feb 1987 Retired)
Gerardo Pierro (28 Feb 1987 Appointed - 25 May 1992 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno)
Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † (20 Feb 1993 Appointed - 13 Nov 2004 Retired)
Francesco Marino (13 Nov 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Avellino
2nd Century	Erected		Diocese of Avellino (erected)
Diocese of Avellino-Frigento
9 May 1466	United	Diocese of Avellino	Diocese of Avellino-Frigento
Diocese of Avellino
27 June 1818	Name Changed	Diocese of Avellino-Frigento	Diocese of Avellino

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Avellino

1950 120,000 120,000 100.0% 103 36 139 863 20 191 50 ap1951

1959 130,000 130,000 100.0% 89 36 125 1,040 37 205 52 ap1960

1968 133,000 133,155 99.9% 85 31 116 1,146 26 233 55 ap1971

1980 121,500 130,500 93.1% 68 32 100 1,215 37 158 55 ap1981

1990 139,200 139,800 99.6% 69 36 105 1,325 3 38 178 51 ap1991

1999 143,418 145,418 98.6% 76 30 106 1,353 8 31 184 55 ap2000

2000 143,418 145,418 98.6% 72 26 98 1,463 8 27 180 55 ap2001

2001 143,500 145,500 98.6% 69 27 96 1,494 8 28 178 55 ap2002

2002 143,500 145,000 99.0% 72 28 100 1,435 8 28 174 55 ap2003

2003 143,500 145,000 99.0% 71 28 99 1,449 10 28 172 55 ap2004

2004 143,500 146,000 98.3% 70 28 98 1,464 10 28 170 55 ap2005

2006 159,500 162,500 98.2% 72 25 97 1,644 11 31 207 64 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Avellino
1950	120,000	120,000	100.0%	103	36	139	863		20	191	50	ap1951
1959	130,000	130,000	100.0%	89	36	125	1,040		37	205	52	ap1960
1968	133,000	133,155	99.9%	85	31	116	1,146		26	233	55	ap1971
1980	121,500	130,500	93.1%	68	32	100	1,215		37	158	55	ap1981
1990	139,200	139,800	99.6%	69	36	105	1,325	3	38	178	51	ap1991
1999	143,418	145,418	98.6%	76	30	106	1,353	8	31	184	55	ap2000
2000	143,418	145,418	98.6%	72	26	98	1,463	8	27	180	55	ap2001
2001	143,500	145,500	98.6%	69	27	96	1,494	8	28	178	55	ap2002
2002	143,500	145,000	99.0%	72	28	100	1,435	8	28	174	55	ap2003
2003	143,500	145,000	99.0%	71	28	99	1,449	10	28	172	55	ap2004
2004	143,500	146,000	98.3%	70	28	98	1,464	10	28	170	55	ap2005
2006	159,500	162,500	98.2%	72	25	97	1,644	11	31	207	64	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Francesco Marino (Bishop: 13 Nov 2004 - )
Gerardo Pierro (Bishop: 28 Feb 1987 to 25 May 1992)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Ascanio Albertini † (Bishop: 10 May 1549 to 1580)
Geronimo Albertini † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1545 to 1548)
Serafino Angelini † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1896 to 4 Feb 1908)
Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, S.O.C. † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1939 to 30 Mar 1949)
Tommaso Brancaccio † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1656 to 19 Aug 1669)
Antonio Maria Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1742 to 4 May 1745)
Antonio de Caro † (Bishop: 1505 to 27 Oct 1507)
Domenico Novi Ciavarria † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 4 May 1841)
Emanuele Cicatelli † (Bishop: 28 May 1700 to 17 Dec 1703)
Muzio Cinquini † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1609 to 15 Dec 1625)
Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo † (Administrator: 12 Sep 1548 to 10 Mar 1549)
Francesco Antonio Finy † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1722 to 29 Jul 1726)
Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1993 to 13 Nov 2004)
Francesco Gallo † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 16 Sep 1896)
Bartolomeo Giustiniani † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1626 to 24 Apr 1653)
Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R. † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1670 to 3 Jan 1673)
Benedetto Latilla, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1754 to 29 Feb 1760)
Felice Leone, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1745 to 9 Jul 1754)
Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande † (Administrator: 28 Jul 1503 to 1505)
Arcangelo Madrignano † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1516 to 28 Mar 1520)
Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1844 to 7 Apr 1854)
Gioacchino Martínez † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1760 to 21 Feb 1782)
Silvio Messaglia, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1520 to 1544)
Cherubino Tommaso Nobilione, O.P. † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1726 to 9 Dec 1726)
Giuseppe Padula † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1908 to 18 Nov 1928)
Giuseppe Palma, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1843 to 12 Oct 1843)
Fulvio Passerini † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1591 to 19 Apr 1599)
Gioacchino Pedicini † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1949 to 2 Jun 1967)
Carlo Pellegrini † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1673 to 6 May 1678)
Francesco Petronelli † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1929 to 25 May 1939)
Lorenzo Pollicini † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1653 to 7 Jul 1656)
Pietro Alessandro Procaccini † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1704 to 9 Jun 1722)
Sebastiano de Rosa † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 14 May 1810)
Francesco Scannagatta † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1679 to 18 Mar 1700)
Gabriele Setario † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1507 to 1510)
Giovanni Francesco Setario † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1510 to 1516)
Agapito Simeoni † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Apr 1972 to 9 May 1974)
Giovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1726 to 19 Aug 1742)
Tommaso Vannini † (Bishop: 21 May 1599 to 5 May 1609)
Pasquale Venezia † (Priest: 21 Dec 1935 to 11 Feb 1951; Bishop: 2 Jun 1967 to 28 Feb 1987)
Pietrantonio Vicedomini † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1580 to 1591)

Diocese of Avellino

Dioecesis Abellinensis